"ARISE, O LORD: FORGET NOT THE HUMBLE." Our God is Friend to the friendless, and helper of the fatherless. Those who appear the most friendless, have in Jesus the best and truest Friend. The Lord's people are poor, but they are not friendless or forsaken. They have Jehovah for their God, Jesus for their Saviour, and the Holy Spirit for their Comforter and Guide. They know God and commit themselves and their all to Him. But how do they commit themselves to Him? As the debtor does to his Surety; as the sick man does to his Physician; as the client does to his Advocate; as the needy does to his rich and generous Friend; as the sinner to his Saviour; as the loving bride to her beloved Bridegroom. But why do they commit themselves unto Him? They commit themselves to His grace, to be saved by it; to His power, to be kept by it; to His providence, to be fed by it; to His word, to be ruled by it; to His care, to be preserved by it; and to His arms at death, to be safely received into glory. This flows from grace, and produces peace, safety, satisfaction, and success. Let us, beloved, commit ourselves to the Lord daily, heartily, deliberately, and unreservedly.

For Meditation:
My soul shall cry to Thee, O Lord,
To Thee, supreme, incarnate Word;
My rock and fortress, shield and Friend,
Creator, Saviour, source, and end;
O Lord do hear Thy servant's prayer,
And death no more shall spell despair.